Minneapolis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	34
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	430K	543K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 18% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1145th and 1962nd ($2308 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 53rd vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 561st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tucson

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	Minneapolis	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$15495

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262